Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2019
Each puck originally distributed by Hockey Diversified for the 1972-74 NHL Goal Puck Program could be obtained by mail with the buyer's choice of team and possibly player. A label was affixed to each puck listing the scorer, team and date, along with a code that divulged which team-goal said puck accounted for. We have a pair of 1973-74 pucks from the program, with these particular examples used by Jaques Lemaire and Henri Richard – with the Richard signed. First, the Lemaire puck was used to score the Montreal Canadiens 10th goal of the season vs Toronto at the Forum, on Oct 17th 1973. The Richard puck was used to score the Montreal Canadiens 249th goal of the season vs the NYI at the Forum, on March 17th 1974.
Richard had two goals in the contest, with the goal scored with the offered puck serving as his 15th of the season, and 351st of his career. The Canadiens logo is heavily worn/faded, with a few blemishes to the Goal Puck Program label. Richard has added a ballpoint signature over the label, and it displays well. With just general wear including a few slices along the side, a sticker from GAI numbered “GV261550” has been affixed to the side. Lemaire had one goal and two assists in the match, with the offered puck serving as his 1st goal of the season, and 188th of his career. The Canadiens logo is toned with some crazing, with blemishes and heavy toning over the Goal Puck Program label. The puck itself exhibits just light regular wear.
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